2022
Measurement Invariance and Application of an Alcohol-Related Consequence Scale for American Indian Adolescents
Goldstein S, Spillane N, Schick M, Rossi J. Measurement Invariance and Application of an Alcohol-Related Consequence Scale for American Indian Adolescents. Assessment 2022, 30: 1125-1139. PMID: 35435000, PMCID: PMC9576817, DOI: 10.1177/10731911221089201.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAlcohol-related consequencesPredicting alcohol-related consequencesAI adolescentsConsequences ScaleAmerican Drug and Alcohol SurveyOne-factor modelSample of adolescentsMonths of drinkingPopulation-based sample of adolescentsFrequency of intoxicationAmerican Indian adolescentsFrequency of drinkingNon-Hispanic White peersMeasurement invarianceAlcohol SurveyPopulation-based samplePsychometric propertiesMonths of intoxicationWhite peersAdolescentsDemographic groupsIndian adolescentsAI reservationsSecondary analysisRaceMarijuana Use and Intentions Among American Indian Adolescents: Perceived Risks, Benefits, and Peer Use
Nalven T, Schick M, Spillane N, Quaresma S. Marijuana Use and Intentions Among American Indian Adolescents: Perceived Risks, Benefits, and Peer Use. Psychology Of Addictive Behaviors 2022, 36: 177-185. PMID: 33617272, PMCID: PMC8380270, DOI: 10.1037/adb0000661.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPast-month marijuana useAmerican Drug and Alcohol SurveyMarijuana usePeer useAssociated with past-month marijuana usePast-month useLifetime marijuana usePerceived peer useComponents of treatment programsMarijuanaMeasures of substance useIndian adolescentsRiskSubstance usePerceptions of peer useTreatment programsPrevention effortsNear reservationsAmerican Indian adolescentsAlcohol SurveyGreater benefitsUse
2020
History of sexual assault, past-year alcohol use, and alcohol-related problems in American Indian adolescents
Kirk-Provencher K, Schick M, Spillane N, Tobar-Santamaria A. History of sexual assault, past-year alcohol use, and alcohol-related problems in American Indian adolescents. Addictive Behaviors 2020, 108: 106441. PMID: 32315934, PMCID: PMC7282992, DOI: 10.1016/j.addbeh.2020.106441.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAlcohol-related problemsAlcohol-related consequencesPast-year alcohol useSexual assaultAlcohol useExperience of alcohol-related problemsAI adolescentsRates of sexual violenceAmerican Drug and Alcohol SurveyHistory of sexual assaultSexual assault experiencesSexual assault historyIncreased negative consequencesAdolescent alcohol useAmerican Indian adolescentsNationally-representative sampleMultilevel regression analysisSexual violenceNational epidemiological studyAssault experiencesAlcohol SurveyAssault historyAlcohol-useAlcohol misuseAssaultThe Factor Structure of Self-Esteem and Its Association With Alcohol Use in American Indian (AI) Adolescents
Schick M, Nalven T, Spillane N. The Factor Structure of Self-Esteem and Its Association With Alcohol Use in American Indian (AI) Adolescents. American Journal Of Orthopsychiatry 2020, 90: 712-719. PMID: 32584078, PMCID: PMC8359740, DOI: 10.1037/ort0000504.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAlcohol-related problemsInterpersonal self-esteemAmerican Drug and Alcohol SurveySelf-esteemAssociated with alcohol consumptionAI adolescentsAlcohol useFactor structureFactor analytic resultsAssociated with alcohol useSelf-esteem measuresSelf-esteem itemsAlcohol consumptionAlcohol SurveyIncreased self-esteemMultilevel regression analysisPsychometric propertiesSecondary analysis of cross-sectional dataAdolescentsDisproportionately high ratesAnalysis of cross-sectional dataNear reservationsCross-sectional dataAmerican DrugAlcohol
2019
Regional and gender differences in tobacco use among American Indian youth
Spillane N, Padovano H, Schick M. Regional and gender differences in tobacco use among American Indian youth. Journal Of Ethnicity In Substance Abuse 2019, 19: 553-566. PMID: 30633663, PMCID: PMC7012303, DOI: 10.1080/15332640.2018.1548321.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPoly-tobacco useTobacco useGender differencesSmoked tobacco useSmokeless tobacco useMultilevel analytic approachAmerican Indian youthAmerican Indian adolescentsPoly-tobaccoAlcohol SurveyEffects of demographic variablesAmerican DrugIntervention programsIndian youthAdolescent demographic characteristicsWhite counterpartsGeneral populationSmokelessAI adolescentsSubstance useDemographic characteristicsCigarette smokingDemographic variablesDisparitiesTobacco